· come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Synonym(s): beat, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Hypernym(s): get_the_better_of, overcome, defeat
· beat out a rhythm
Synonym(s): tap_out, thump_out
Hypernym(s): beat